Reducing onward spread of COVID-19 from imported cases: quarantine and ‘stay at home’ measures for travellers and returning residents to Singapore
Calvin J. Chiew, Zongbin Li, Vernon J. Lee
Abstract
Singapore imposed a 14-day ‘Stay-Home Notice’ (SHN) on travellers and returning residents to reduce secondary transmission from imported cases of COVID-19. In this article, we describe the processes and enforcement of SHN and explore the issues faced by individuals under such quarantine and the steps taken to address them.
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